A century before Jack the Ripper, a psychopath known as the London Monster terrorized the capital, attacking over 50 women. This lesser-known killer slashed and mutilated his victims in central London parks and around Mayfair, driven by sexual perversion. Discovered by historian Dr. Jan Bondeson through a 200-year-old wanted poster, the Monster's story is revealed for the first time, detailing his brutal methods and the city's terrified response.
He stalks his victims to slash and mutilate their bodies, with vigilantes on patrol night and day after police spend two years failing to snare him.
His story was uncovered by academic and amateur historian Dr Jan Bondeson, who found a 200-year-old wanted poster in the annals of the British Library. He then fastidiously studied documents, newspapers, cartoons and court records to tell the Monster's story for the first time. As panic spread, some women sewed soup pots under their dresses to protect themselves - or the richer in society had metal petticoats made.
What isn't in doubt, is that the London Monster will have inspired the Whitechapel Murderer Jack, whose identity has never been revealed.'Sometimes he spoke to them with abusive language or shouted:"Oh ho, is that you?", like some theatrical villain, and then he would cut them in the thighs or the buttocks with a sharp rapier.
'And one of these victims, Elizabeth Davis, said that when she was cut by the Monster she thought it was compliment because she was a washerwoman'.Rhynwick Williams drawn by James Gillray. After carrying out in-depth research, Dr Jan Bondeson said it is more likely they were committed by a host of miscreants indulging in the first known 'copycat' crime
Vigilante 'Monster hunters' beat up innocent men who aroused suspicion, while women wore copper petticoats to protect themselves. He said police coerced victims to identify him at identity parades, and he was charged even when women didn't pick him out. 'The Monster, as this mysterious miscreant was soon dubbed, used to walk up to a beautiful, well-dressed lady, insult her with coarse and earthy language, and then stab her in the thigh or buttocks.'Since this kind of sadistic behaviour was unheard of at the time, there was general outrage among the Londoners and the capital's female world was in turmoil.
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